Taxis

The Berlin Senate is preparing a Christmas present for Berlin's cab owners and drivers. Traveling by cab will cost a lot more soon, probably even before this year ends.

BER Airport will open next month. A big argument between Berlin and Brandenburg was resolved just on time. It was about taxis.

A new Passenger Transportation Act is supposed to replace the old regulations for cabs and other chauffeur services in Germany. Both the taxi lobby and Uber are…

In Germany, Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer wants to deregulate so-called ride-sharing services like Uber. His plans anger the taxi business. Late in the game, the city state of Berlin suddenly wants to have its say on the matter too.

Riding cabs in Berlin will be more expensive soon. The city state's Senate is about to take a decision to increase taxi fares by eight percent, according to…